The number of malnourished people is increasing worldwide. More than two billion people suffer from a lack of micronutrients. Infant mortality rates are unacceptably high. Against this background, there is a need for the ...
Environment
Dec 11, 2019
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Human diets exacerbate climate change while failing to properly nourish more than 800 million people, making intensified study of food systems a global priority. Global sustainability initiatives now call for the transformation ...
Environment
Nov 25, 2019
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Eating alone, once considered an oddity, has become commonplace for many across the Western world. Fast food chains are promoting eating on the go or "al desko". Why waste time in your busy day sitting down at a table with ...
Environment
Nov 4, 2019
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With climate change comes increasing water shortages, and potentially longer periods of drought. As policymakers look urgently to wastewater recycling to stem the gap in water resources, the question is— how best to reuse ...
Environment
Oct 4, 2019
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A quasi-particle that travels along the interface of a metal and dielectric material may be the solution to problems caused by shrinking electronic components, according to an international team of engineers.
General Physics
Sep 27, 2019
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Equifax has agreed to pay $700 million, potentially more, to settle with the federal authorities and states over its 2017 data breach that exposed the Social Security numbers and other private information of nearly 150 million ...
Security
Jul 20, 2019
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Over six weeks, the vandals kept coming, knocking the school system's network offline several times a day.
Education
Jul 16, 2019
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Agriculture and the food system have long been challenging subjects for climate negotiators at the United Nations' annual gathering to advance the global agenda on climate change. Issues related to mitigation, fiscal responsibility, ...
Environment
Jun 5, 2019
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In Back to the Future II (1989), fingerprints are used to lock and unlock doors. It's a benign technology, apart from the rise of "thumb bandits" who amputate thumbs. Gattaca (1997) envisages a bleaker future, where corporations ...
Security
Jun 3, 2019
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Smart homes have long been touted as the future of building. But now even existing homes can be turned smart—and it's easier than ever.
Internet
May 23, 2019
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